Forde v Birmingham City Council [2008] EWHC 90105 (Costs)
In brief, where a firm had asked a client to sign a second CFA for a disrepair claim, at a time when it appeared that the first CFA might be found unenforceable, and the second CFA provided for a success fee where the first one didn’t:
a) was the second CFA unenforceable because it concerns matters contained in the first CFA?
b) was the second CFA unenforceable because it is retrospective?
c) what period is covered by the second CFA?
d) is the success fee retrospective?
e) when a second CFA is signed at a time when a firm offer is … Read the full post
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